Tag: Ban Chang
2 flood-hit districts in Rayong declared disaster zones
BANGKOK, 18 September 2015 - Two districts in Rayong have been declared disaster zones after they were heavily hit by tropical storm Vamco. The...
Work on Bangkok-Ban Chang Highway extension to begin in 2015
A 15 billion baht extension of Highway 7 to Ban Chang set to launch in 2015 will be the seventh major road project to...
Quality confirmed: GIS gets CIS
Garden International School (GIS) is celebrating after being given official accreditation by the Council of International Schools (CIS). GIS, which is based in...
Russell wins at Emerald with impressive back nine
Backyard Golf Society Arriving at Emerald Golf Course, for our weekly game of golf with the Backyard Golf Society, the weather looked pretty awful...
Garden International raises sports funds for Fobissea Games
A mammoth fundraising effort has helped support an international sports event for students near Pattaya. Swimming, goalkeeping, a sporting multi day...
Andy M makes a winning return to Emerald
The Backyard Golf Society After a few weeks of not having enough players to hold a competition it was nice to get to Emerald...
Plain Seil-ing at Rayong
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar Yet another in a series of public holidays on Monday, 7th May, saw...
200 buildings damaged in severe Rayong squall
More than 200 Ban Chang homes and business were damaged when typhoon-strength winds ripped through the Rayong community. The...
Mike comes second again
The Backyard Golf Society Because of the public holiday on Friday we moved our weekly game with the Backyard Golf Society...
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When Expat fixed incomes meet a moving target
The quiet financial squeeze on retired foreigners in Thailand
Retirement is supposed to be the most predictable chapter of life. Income is fixed. Habits are...
Testosterone – Andropause
The short answer to the question, “Are all men destined to become grumpy as they age?” is NO — no man must become a...
Nach dem Countdown fragen Touristen, ob Pattaya ein Strandparadies oder eine Müllhalde ist
PATTAYA, Thailand – Kaum waren die letzten Feuerwerkslichter am Himmel verblasst, zeigte sich am Pattaya Beach ein ganz anderes Bild zum Jahresbeginn. Als Touristen...
Rauchwolken über Zentral-Pattaya nach Brand nahe Beach Road
PATTAYA, Thailand – Am Neujahrstag ist am Nachmittag hinter einem Hotel in der Soi 12 an der Beach Road ein Feuer ausgebrochen. Dichte Rauchschwaden...
Russischer Motorradfahrer stirbt an tödlicher Jomtien-Kurve
PATTAYA, Thailand – Ein russischer Motorradfahrer ist am Neujahrsmorgen tödlich verunglückt, sein Freund wurde verletzt, nachdem ihr Motorrad an der berüchtigten „tödlichen Kurve“ auf...